VIDEO: The Philadelphia Business Journal hosted the 2015 South Jersey Entrepreneur Awards

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Friday, September 18, 2015 12:00 AM EDT

VOORHEES - The Philadelphia Business Journal hosted the 2015 South Jersey Entrepreneur Awards today at the Mansion in Voorhees.Businesses gathered to watch publisher Sandy Smith award 12 people the honor of Entrepreneur of the Year.Among those recipients was Susan Adelizzi-Schmidt of Suasion Communication Group. She thinks events like this are important to small businesses throughout Southern New Jersey.“I think that often times, South Jersey is overlooked in terms of the number of small businesses that we have," said Adelizzi-Schmidt. "And it’s small business that’s absolutely the backbone to the success of South Jersey. So it's an honor to be chosen today to be apart of this.”President of Rowan University Ali Houshman also attended today’s events. He shared his advice with the crowd during a Q&A with Philadelphia Business Journal reporter Dan Norton.Houshman is the recipient of the 2015 South Jersey Entrepreneur Advocate of the Year.

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